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is money to kim jong un? >> money is key. he's got the keep the ee leets happy. >> reporter: north korea has its own version of the 1%. kim needs that money stream to keep them on his side. fortunately for kim, north korea has legal goods and a willing trade partner right next door. who is kim's link to china? >> it has to be jong. >> and jong is part of the family. kim elevated his ufrpg toll number two. he oversees some of the state run trading companies which mine reserves like coal and iron ore. he uses connections to sell minerals to china and the profits come back to kim. >> this is a man that can cut the dweel china. hae he has a lot of credibility with china. >> reporter: trade with china is booming from $1 billion a few years ago to $5 billion now. if you account for the weapons and minerals, how else is he getting money? >> he's getting it through illicit transactions. >> reporter: officials say north korea is exporting illegal drugs like meth, producing knockoffs of popular cigarettes and pharmaceu
is money to kim jong un? >> money is key. he's got the keep the ee leets happy. >> reporter: north korea has its own version of the 1%. kim needs that money stream to keep them on his side. fortunately for kim, north korea has legal goods and a willing trade partner right next door. who is kim's link to china? >> it has to be jong. >> and jong is part of the family. kim elevated his ufrpg toll number two. he oversees some of the state run trading companies which mine...
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in an unvarnished view how koreans view kim jong-un. >> thank you very much. in a few minutes we'll talk with someone who understands a threat from north korea better than most. plus, nelson mandela out of the hospital. if there was a pill to help protect your eye health as you age... would you take it? well, there is. [ male announcer ] it's called ocuvite. a vitamin totally dedicated to your eyes, from the eye care experts at bausch + lomb. as you age, eyes can lose vital nutrients. ocuvite helps replenish key eye nutrients. ocuvite has a unique formula not found in your multivitamin to help protect your eye health. now that's a pill worth taking. [ male announcer ] ocuvite. help protect your eye health. [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] if you have yet to master the quiet sneeze... [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] you may be an allergy muddler. try zyrtec®. it gives you powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because zyrtec® starts working at hour 1 on the first day you take it. claritin® doesn't start working until hour 3. [ sneeze
in an unvarnished view how koreans view kim jong-un. >> thank you very much. in a few minutes we'll talk with someone who understands a threat from north korea better than most. plus, nelson mandela out of the hospital. if there was a pill to help protect your eye health as you age... would you take it? well, there is. [ male announcer ] it's called ocuvite. a vitamin totally dedicated to your eyes, from the eye care experts at bausch + lomb. as you age, eyes can lose vital nutrients....
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>> reporter: if kim jong-un does nothing else, the korea government contacted not just the russians but all foreign embassies in pyongyang. later the government warned british diplomats that they could not guarantee their safety in the event of a conflict as early as next week. the britain foreign office issued a statement saying it believes pyongyang had done this for propaganda reasons to support kim's position that the u.s. plans to invade north korea, something that he has said repeatedly. there's still no indication at all here of imminent war between the north and south. even as the tensions begin to ramp up. the tensions with the mid-range missiles, they are seen by air assets to have been placed on mobile missile launchers and then concealed. so one would say for quick use. but there is a range of 2,000 miles. it's never been tested before by the north which would suggest even if it was fired it would be a test, not an attack. something that has gone unreported, chris, is that the young kim has picked a man for prime minister that you wouldn't believe. h he is the very reformer
>> reporter: if kim jong-un does nothing else, the korea government contacted not just the russians but all foreign embassies in pyongyang. later the government warned british diplomats that they could not guarantee their safety in the event of a conflict as early as next week. the britain foreign office issued a statement saying it believes pyongyang had done this for propaganda reasons to support kim's position that the u.s. plans to invade north korea, something that he has said...
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because no official from the united states has met with kim jong-un. no amount of third-hand snippets from diplomats in pyongyang is going to really stand in for what's vital. and that is some kind of knowledge from some kind of top u.s. envoy, not in the administration, maybe, but a top envoy who can talk to kim jong-un at some point. so, yes, that is the problem. they think, the experts, that he is in charge. that he's actually test-fired several things over the last, you know, year or more that he's been in power. that he's shuffled around areas of the military, that he's made speeches on trying to, you know, improve the economy. that, yes, he probably has a good and solid relationship with his generals. and particularly with that famous uncle of his who we've heard so much about. >> it's interesting. i read someone from seoul say the farther one is from the korean peninsula, the more worry about recent developments there is. as a matter of fact, people come up on the subway today saying, gosh, what do you think is going to happen? what's this north
because no official from the united states has met with kim jong-un. no amount of third-hand snippets from diplomats in pyongyang is going to really stand in for what's vital. and that is some kind of knowledge from some kind of top u.s. envoy, not in the administration, maybe, but a top envoy who can talk to kim jong-un at some point. so, yes, that is the problem. they think, the experts, that he is in charge. that he's actually test-fired several things over the last, you know, year or more...
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jong un. >> and he is hug hing him and kissing him and saying could somebody call me. this guy is obviously a strange character. he is is hugging and kissing dennis co rodman. i said how was he and dennis liked him. i won't even tell you all he said. he said you know he is waiting for are a call. now, you don't want somebody to blackmail you into calling and i understand that. we have no dep plo diplomatic . all we do is turn on the bat ships and start sending people over there. we are are protecting south korea which is wealthy as a hell. why aren't they paying for this? china could solve this problem with one phone call. they can't survive, north korea doesn't survive without china. they supply everything to north korea. one phone call. i think personally china is just taunting us. they could solve this problem so easily. they just don't have respect for our leaders. >> greta: donald as always, thank you, sir. congratulations on the new grand child coming. >> that is very exciting. thank you
jong un. >> and he is hug hing him and kissing him and saying could somebody call me. this guy is obviously a strange character. he is is hugging and kissing dennis co rodman. i said how was he and dennis liked him. i won't even tell you all he said. he said you know he is waiting for are a call. now, you don't want somebody to blackmail you into calling and i understand that. we have no dep plo diplomatic . all we do is turn on the bat ships and start sending people over there. we are...
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jong un and his regime. two, frankly, we have run out of diplomatic options and been in this six party talk, providing fuel to nuclear reactors to appease the regime. the only way we are going to basically denuclearize north korea is regime change from within. it's what we are going to are to do. in the meantime, the chinese have to dial him back. it's where secretary kerry is headed. >> great to have you on the program. thank you. >> thank you, chris. >>> 45 years ago today, dr. martin luther king jr. was assassinated standing on a balcony in tennessee. new video tapes have been released that "dateline" nbc helped restore. james earl ray, the man who killed king. they up collude him being read his rights on a plane after going on the run. >> rights, one, you have the right to remain silent. anything you say can be used against you in a court of law. three, you have the right to a lawyer. talk to your lawyer. any questions you have during question i questioning. >>> time for "your business" entrepreneurs of
jong un and his regime. two, frankly, we have run out of diplomatic options and been in this six party talk, providing fuel to nuclear reactors to appease the regime. the only way we are going to basically denuclearize north korea is regime change from within. it's what we are going to are to do. in the meantime, the chinese have to dial him back. it's where secretary kerry is headed. >> great to have you on the program. thank you. >> thank you, chris. >>> 45 years ago...
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in the case of kim jong un. it could be the fact that they know he's not ready for primetime player and they'll troop him out for the likes of dennis rodman. but maybe not for the likes of you know, professional diplomats. >> christopher hill. >> so give me a better understanding, i mean how much of a wild card is he in this whole equation? >> you know, i think he is part of a set of wikld cards. i think you have a north korean military that's kind of driving the bus here. and you have him, you have chong sun tek. his regent. and i think they are woefully, woefully ignorant of the rest of the world. they don't have a sense of how some of their stuff comes across. they don't really understand when the rest of the world does stuff, you recall the other day when the satire magazine "onion" called kim jong un, the sexiest man in the world and the north koreans picked it up as fact. they live in the not so splendid isolation. that's why they can kind of miscalculate easily. >> what is the calculus? ha is the end game
in the case of kim jong un. it could be the fact that they know he's not ready for primetime player and they'll troop him out for the likes of dennis rodman. but maybe not for the likes of you know, professional diplomats. >> christopher hill. >> so give me a better understanding, i mean how much of a wild card is he in this whole equation? >> you know, i think he is part of a set of wikld cards. i think you have a north korean military that's kind of driving the bus here. and...
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jong-un only seems to be listening to his own generals. mara? >> jim maceda live in seoul, south korea. >>> turning now to washington. the most serious gun control efforts in years cleared their first hurdle in the senate thursday. victims of the sandy hook massacre were there to watch. nbc news capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell has that story. snapshots of fallen children and teachers of newtown inside the senate. outside the capitol, a 23-hour vigil reading gun victims' names. >> jamie stafford at the age of 31. >> reporter: crosses to remember them on the national mall and family members here to witness the vote. >> we are standing here because her sister and my mom can't be and their voices need to be heard. >> reporter: under that emotion-fueled pressure, expectations shifted. >> literally the political landscape of america on gun safety is changing before our eyes. >> the motion is agreed to. >> reporter: senatored took one small but significant step, opening up what will be weeks of heated debate over gun laws and violence
jong-un only seems to be listening to his own generals. mara? >> jim maceda live in seoul, south korea. >>> turning now to washington. the most serious gun control efforts in years cleared their first hurdle in the senate thursday. victims of the sandy hook massacre were there to watch. nbc news capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell has that story. snapshots of fallen children and teachers of newtown inside the senate. outside the capitol, a 23-hour vigil reading gun...
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is kim jong-un irrational, is he seeing soldiers deget t defect , and is he facing famine and they need food? >> a little bit of everything that you said. i think he is trying to prove himself as a strong leader, so he get the report of military. he will have a hard time, i think in that. i think that every time they beat their drums, as you put it we responded. and i tnk -- i'm glad we showed a strength of force by sending over the bha b-2,. liz: you don't think it ratcheted tensions? >> we have to do, that you can't hide. liz: if this goes awry, som somt is a likely scenario, if there is a miscalculation? >> the question is, is that miscalculation going to be an atomic weapon? and he is not going to hit the united states put that out ofior mind. can he hit guam. does we have capability to put a nuke top of a missile? i don't know he can. he can invade south korea. south koreans will make a good fight. but, you know that is -- that is anger responsible -- i doing think that will happen. i don't think that is happening. liz: we want boots on ground information. what are other ceos sayin
is kim jong-un irrational, is he seeing soldiers deget t defect , and is he facing famine and they need food? >> a little bit of everything that you said. i think he is trying to prove himself as a strong leader, so he get the report of military. he will have a hard time, i think in that. i think that every time they beat their drums, as you put it we responded. and i tnk -- i'm glad we showed a strength of force by sending over the bha b-2,. liz: you don't think it ratcheted tensions?...
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is it adp or kim jong un? >> it's a little of both. it's pretty rare when the secretary of defense moves the stock market. lets's take a look at the dow jones. we dropped another 50 points on that and we are essentially sitting at the lows today. a lot of people asked me why isn't korea a bigger issue? korea has not taken the issues seriously. this is the korean stock market. it has gone sideways. again now this is almost two weeks. the real problem if you want the bottom line? global growth fears. copper alum numb and things like iron our stocks. much of this concerns over weakness in china. brian, back to you. >> i will tell you, just a quick note, too. a lot of people out there may say why do i care? i chal thing them. they track almost perfectly. >> and overlay things like decline in chinese stocks to decline in many of the commodities like copper and alum numb. it's not a perfect relationship but they're all done. >> out with his latest investment entitled a man in the mirror. he also. >> here now first on cnbc is the man many cal
is it adp or kim jong un? >> it's a little of both. it's pretty rare when the secretary of defense moves the stock market. lets's take a look at the dow jones. we dropped another 50 points on that and we are essentially sitting at the lows today. a lot of people asked me why isn't korea a bigger issue? korea has not taken the issues seriously. this is the korean stock market. it has gone sideways. again now this is almost two weeks. the real problem if you want the bottom line? global...
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jong-un. kerry talked about what he hopes to accomplish. >> i brought the president's greetings and hopes that these meetings will do exactly what you described. that we can provide a road map as you talked about, that we can raise the dialogue to a higher level and over the course of these next hours we have an opportunity to do that. >> joining me now from seoul, south korea, annie, what kind of clout does china care in this flare-up? >> reporter: that's a really good point, alison. we've been here before with the hearts of the world on china and can use leverage over north korea. china has said in recent days and weeks that they are fed up with rhetoric and threats coming out of pyongyang and no one country should have the power to influence affairs in the region if you like. the problem is china is north korea's only friend and ally in the region. it provides food, fuel and aid. while it has backed these u.n. sanctions against north korea following the third nuclear test, they haven't nece
jong-un. kerry talked about what he hopes to accomplish. >> i brought the president's greetings and hopes that these meetings will do exactly what you described. that we can provide a road map as you talked about, that we can raise the dialogue to a higher level and over the course of these next hours we have an opportunity to do that. >> joining me now from seoul, south korea, annie, what kind of clout does china care in this flare-up? >> reporter: that's a really good point,...
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. >> the young man kim jong-un the leader of north korea. he's pressing the west to negotiate and get financial aid. he tested a missile test this year and nuclear this year. he moved a missile from the east coast of north korea chth an aid suggests he is playing a ang a dangerous game while threatening his own people. >> we have a situation we have seen for many years provocative actions. the onus is on north korea take a step back so they can understand what they say is the economic goal. >> officials have all said they would take his threat and don't want to do anything to escalate the tension. >> kim jong-un is so unpredictable. don't know what he will do next. general martin dempsey chairman of the joint chief of staff saying they have missile defenses prepared in response to the threat. he does not think the north will take military actions. the general holding talks with u.s. commander. he is focusing on afghanistan where he believes some areas will be tested by the taliban for years to come once u.s. and other international forces co
. >> the young man kim jong-un the leader of north korea. he's pressing the west to negotiate and get financial aid. he tested a missile test this year and nuclear this year. he moved a missile from the east coast of north korea chth an aid suggests he is playing a ang a dangerous game while threatening his own people. >> we have a situation we have seen for many years provocative actions. the onus is on north korea take a step back so they can understand what they say is the...
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you've got tomorrow already, which is the first anniversary of kim jong-un's rule. monday marks the big birthday of kim's grandfather and founder of the nation, kim il-sun. j pan, as we know, are very worried about missiles going overity territory. they have missiles around their territory saying they will take out anything. either missile or flying debris, even if it is unintentional. that's how intense it is in japan. >> thank you for the latest. out of seoul, south korea. we also have new development in immigration reform. as tens of thousands prepare it rally in d.c. within the next half hour. in fact these are live pictures as that event get under way. there's word, a deal could be announced as early as tomorrow. we will get the first read with nbc's senior editor mark murray. hold on, prilosec isn't for fast relief. cue up alka-seltzer. it stops heartburn fast. ♪ oh what a relief it is! ♪ pop goes the world [ female announcer ] pop in a whole new kind of clean with tide pods. just one pac has the stain removal power of 6 caps of the bargain brand. of 6 cap
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he'll deliver a direct message to kim jong-un in pyongyang. and we have secret film coming in from north korea. it shows smugglers forming an escape route for the poor and starving citizens. we begin with breaking news. north korea warns war could break out at any moment. there may, repeat, may be new reason to fear that its threats of a nuclear attack are much more serious than we thought. it's a stunning new development, even as kim jong-un could order at least one missile to launch literally at any time. let's bring in chris lawrence. he has the very latest. chris? >> wolf, several pentagon officials just told me they were completely caught offguard by the fact that this revelation was put out there in an open hearing. look, the holy grail for north korea has always been being able to take a fu clear bomb, which we know they have, and making it small enough to fit on the end of a missile. this assessment suggests they may have learned how to do so. kim jong-un has threatened a nuclear strike, and revelations from a new intelligence report s
he'll deliver a direct message to kim jong-un in pyongyang. and we have secret film coming in from north korea. it shows smugglers forming an escape route for the poor and starving citizens. we begin with breaking news. north korea warns war could break out at any moment. there may, repeat, may be new reason to fear that its threats of a nuclear attack are much more serious than we thought. it's a stunning new development, even as kim jong-un could order at least one missile to launch literally...
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and is someone pulling kim jong-un's strings? we're learning about two people with considerable power to influence north korea's young ruler. >>> in north korea right now, we're told that two -- two -- missiles are in their launchers, loaded and ready to go. the white house said it won't be surprised if kim jong-un orders those missiles to be fired in a new test of his military power. the communist leader is sending all sorts of signals about his next move, and when it might happen, including an ominous new warning to foreign diplomats in the north korean capital. our correspondents are standing by with all the latest developments in the region. and here in the united states. christiane amanpour and faique sa cary are here. but first, let's go to our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr, for the very latest. barbara? >> wolf, there were some initial signs today that things could be cooling off a little bit with the north koreans. but then again, maybe not. a dire new warning from kim jong-un, to foreign embassies in the capital
and is someone pulling kim jong-un's strings? we're learning about two people with considerable power to influence north korea's young ruler. >>> in north korea right now, we're told that two -- two -- missiles are in their launchers, loaded and ready to go. the white house said it won't be surprised if kim jong-un orders those missiles to be fired in a new test of his military power. the communist leader is sending all sorts of signals about his next move, and when it might happen,...
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we have seen every reform since the 1970s fail. >> kim jong un denied what most analysts assert to be his primary motivation in all of this, north korea's nuclear weapons are not goods for getting u.s. dollars and will not be placed as he put it breath on the table of negotiations aimed the getting the north to disarm itself. >> bret: thank you. the silence from president obama and his top aids is speaking volumes tonight to many who are many offended by the easter sermon delivered to the first family. easter sunday is traditionally a day filled with messages of celebration, reconciliation, redemption and renewal. this particular easter sermon is generating controversy for a specific focus on division. chief white house correspondent ed henry has more. >> president obama and his family put on their sunday best for easter services at saint john's episcopal. known as the church of the president, since every commander and chief since james madison has worshipped just across lafayette park. >> the easter sermon though was anything but joyous with the reverend dr. loosely on unleashing an
we have seen every reform since the 1970s fail. >> kim jong un denied what most analysts assert to be his primary motivation in all of this, north korea's nuclear weapons are not goods for getting u.s. dollars and will not be placed as he put it breath on the table of negotiations aimed the getting the north to disarm itself. >> bret: thank you. the silence from president obama and his top aids is speaking volumes tonight to many who are many offended by the easter sermon delivered...
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and kim jong-un's new pal. did dennis rodman have any influence at all on the north korean leader or on his plan of attack? >>> i'm wolf blitzer, and this is "the situation room" special report, the north korean crisis. >>> the obama administration is struggling right now to calm an explosive situation if north korea. as we reported, kim jong-un may be gearing up for a new missile launch soon after weeks of warmongering. take a look at how he's ramping up tensions if the region. >> tensions began to sky robert if mid-february when north korea went ahead with its third nuclear test. imposed punishing new sanctions a few weeks later. the u.s. planned war games with south korea, and the north said it was pulling out of the agreement that ended the korean war. direct threats against america intensified. north korean tv aired a video simulating an attack on the white house and the capital building. in a show of force, the u.s. added nuclear capable b-2 stealth bombers to its military drills with south korea. then, k
and kim jong-un's new pal. did dennis rodman have any influence at all on the north korean leader or on his plan of attack? >>> i'm wolf blitzer, and this is "the situation room" special report, the north korean crisis. >>> the obama administration is struggling right now to calm an explosive situation if north korea. as we reported, kim jong-un may be gearing up for a new missile launch soon after weeks of warmongering. take a look at how he's ramping up tensions if...
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and you see kim jong-un's finger on the red button. that sums up the ngs ati of the world right now. at a point where there are unprecedented threats. we simply have not heard these kind of threats from the north korean leadership for, you know, more than 20 years or so. so they are very concerned. i was fascinated by senator levin and indeed the admiral in charge of the pacific command, admiral locklear, who testified today, that they would not necessarily recommend shooting down a north korean missile unless it was aimed in anger and targeted either at the u.s. homeland or at allies like japan or south korea. that they wouldn't recommend shooting that down, because they are terribly afraid of miscalculation, and generating a wider conflict. they're worried also, because obviously the pressure is on south korea and the new president precisely because of what you were discussing, because they did not respond the last time their ship was destroyed, 46 sailors were killed. they didn't respond when the island was attacked. and so now they
and you see kim jong-un's finger on the red button. that sums up the ngs ati of the world right now. at a point where there are unprecedented threats. we simply have not heard these kind of threats from the north korean leadership for, you know, more than 20 years or so. so they are very concerned. i was fascinated by senator levin and indeed the admiral in charge of the pacific command, admiral locklear, who testified today, that they would not necessarily recommend shooting down a north...
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jong-un. that's what greeted viewers of the north korean government website along with pictures of kim jong-un in drag. somber song showing kim jong-un dressed as an obese pig with exposed chest hair and mickey mouse tattoo on his gut calling him a threat to world peace. hacked, an image of a mask that's the favorite symbol of the hacking group anonymous. sounds totally like the north korean announcer. you can't help but laugh says information security expert. but this is just the latest shot in an ongoing and very serious cyber war between the two koreas that goes far beyond the humiliation of a leader. which is a bigger threat, conventional war, nuclear war or this cyber war. the purpose of a cyber war is to eliminate the ability to fight. in a country that claims to be the most wired in the world, south korea has been under increasing attack. just last month a major cyber assault knocked south korean television networks offline and froze business at banks. that's why seoul is building the c
jong-un. that's what greeted viewers of the north korean government website along with pictures of kim jong-un in drag. somber song showing kim jong-un dressed as an obese pig with exposed chest hair and mickey mouse tattoo on his gut calling him a threat to world peace. hacked, an image of a mask that's the favorite symbol of the hacking group anonymous. sounds totally like the north korean announcer. you can't help but laugh says information security expert. but this is just the latest shot...
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what does kim jong-un want? is he doing this to get more financial aid out of china? is he doing this to manufacture a crisis so he can look strong for his people since he's so new in the job? understanding his motivation may be key, maria, to understanding how to resolve this situation, if possible. back to you. >> all right, michelle. thank you so much. my next guest can provide unique insight into the situation out of north korea right now. until february 12th, he was the nation's secretary of defense. prior to taking that role in 2011, he headed up the cia where he oversaw the capture and killing of osama bin laden. he has been vocal about a new threat, cyber security, calling it a potential cyber pearl harbor for the united states. former defense secretary leon panetta joins me right now exclusively. mr. secretary, it is good to have you on the program. thanks for your time. >> nice to be with you, maria. >> let's first talk about north korea. how concerned should the world be right now? >> i think we've got to -- we've got to be very concerned about the provocat
what does kim jong-un want? is he doing this to get more financial aid out of china? is he doing this to manufacture a crisis so he can look strong for his people since he's so new in the job? understanding his motivation may be key, maria, to understanding how to resolve this situation, if possible. back to you. >> all right, michelle. thank you so much. my next guest can provide unique insight into the situation out of north korea right now. until february 12th, he was the nation's...
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thanks. >>> it's impossible of course to know what kim jong-un is thinking, what his next move might be. we do know that many north koreans are desperate to escape their homeland, willing to risk their lives to get out. many are helped by activists that run an underground railroad of sorts. there's an amazing documentary that shows how dangerous the journey out can be. the film follows four adults and a toddler, this little girl in pigtails who is just 2 years old, as they try to make their escape. on the part we're going to show you, they have left the safe house and made it across the border into china, all the way to the gates of the japanese consulate. once inside those gates, they are told they'll be safe but watch what happens to the woman and the little girl. [ speaking in a foreign language ] [ speaking in a foreign language ] >> safety and freedom, so close. those were chinese guards who pulled the woman and child away from the gates. china's government doesn't consider north korean refugees worthy of asylum. "seoul train" has given the world a rare look inside the live of n
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is on over kim jong un's stated goal to have nuclear weapons. tuesday sees north korea as the aggressor. the north koreans see themselves surrounded by nuclear super powers. china, russia, the united states. and they say that they need the bomb to survive. now, that is not necessarily crazy. listen to what this highly respected american analyst told me earlier. >> i think part of the problem is a measure of truth to what north korea says when they say there is a deterrent. the fact is the korean war has not ended. we're in a country in south korea that is still technically at war with the country to its north. just up there. and the reality is also that north korea is an incredibly small, weak state. >> the u.s. position, of course, is that north korea must be pressured, even punished until it gives up its nuclear arms and its nuclear ambitions. so far it is this enormous impasse. >> thank you very much. i want to write in now east asia expert gordon chang, the author of nuclear showdown, north korea taking on the world. i think you heard most o
is on over kim jong un's stated goal to have nuclear weapons. tuesday sees north korea as the aggressor. the north koreans see themselves surrounded by nuclear super powers. china, russia, the united states. and they say that they need the bomb to survive. now, that is not necessarily crazy. listen to what this highly respected american analyst told me earlier. >> i think part of the problem is a measure of truth to what north korea says when they say there is a deterrent. the fact is the...
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kim jong-un has painted himself into a corner and it's hard to see how he gets out of it without some kind of military action, which this time it's going to bring a real military response or climbing down in which case he's going to have a very hard time because he's so far out with his declarations of war and i think we're in a dicey situation and hard to see how kim jong-un backs down because i don't think that the south koreans and the united states are going to. >> sean: he's threatened to nuke the united states, and a destroyer off at peninsula and two f-22's going there and no doubt the north koreans have the massive advantage if he wants a military strike to begin? >> well, let me tell you this, the united states flew those two b-2 bombers all the way from missouri and did a fly by of the hermit kingdom and went home after dropping dummy bombs. that's a message, this war can escalate and the higher it goes you could be dealing with nuclear attack by the united states of america. no doubt about it, they've got 11,000 artillery pieces on the demilitarized zone which could turn th
kim jong-un has painted himself into a corner and it's hard to see how he gets out of it without some kind of military action, which this time it's going to bring a real military response or climbing down in which case he's going to have a very hard time because he's so far out with his declarations of war and i think we're in a dicey situation and hard to see how kim jong-un backs down because i don't think that the south koreans and the united states are going to. >> sean: he's...
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jong-un mean business? we have seen threatening images out of north korea, troops taking target practice at a cartoonist drawing of an american soldier, all designed for public consumption and intimidation. on the other hand, images like this released by north korea last month don't exactly help credibility. a recent military exercise turns out the image was apparently photo shopped to make it look more like hover craft took part than actually did. news agencies picked it up before realizing it was fake. the propaganda north korea is notorious for makes it hard to judge latest threats. christiane amanpour was in north korea and joins me now and richard haass, author of the book "foreign policy begins at home." christian, is this just bluster? >> i don't think you can say it is just bluster. it is a pattern they have used before. very much more virulent than before and people are concerned about not just a miscalculation but pushing leaders back to war with no way to get off. there is no meaningful negotiati
jong-un mean business? we have seen threatening images out of north korea, troops taking target practice at a cartoonist drawing of an american soldier, all designed for public consumption and intimidation. on the other hand, images like this released by north korea last month don't exactly help credibility. a recent military exercise turns out the image was apparently photo shopped to make it look more like hover craft took part than actually did. news agencies picked it up before realizing it...
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you didn't know kim jong-un. do you feel the same love and devotion to him that you felt to kim jong-il, just by watching this television? yes, i feel the same. he looks like kim il-sung, exactly like his grandfather. he's the same. he's doing exactly what his grandfather and his father did. the power of propaganda on a people, the power of a regime. remember, this is a woman who risked her life to get out of north korea, to escape this regime. and she's still having this response. wolf, it is certainly a window into us understanding how north korea can continue to exist. >> it really is amazing when you think about it. kyung lah if seoul, thank you for that report. let's bring back our chief international correspondent christiane amanpour, and fareed zakaria. christiane, you see this love supposedly that even this defector still has for the kim dynasty. what does it tell you about that power, that that family wields over the north korean people? >> well, i think that it's infatuation. i've been there. i was in p
you didn't know kim jong-un. do you feel the same love and devotion to him that you felt to kim jong-il, just by watching this television? yes, i feel the same. he looks like kim il-sung, exactly like his grandfather. he's the same. he's doing exactly what his grandfather and his father did. the power of propaganda on a people, the power of a regime. remember, this is a woman who risked her life to get out of north korea, to escape this regime. and she's still having this response. wolf, it is...
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jong-un. >> i've got a question for an audience member here which is relevant i think for you, because you're over in seoul at the moment. what is your question? >> i'm a south korean citizen. we have been living with numerous threats from north korea for over the past 50 years. so is the current threat different or is it even different from the ones in the past? >> that's a good point, isn't it? there have been so many of these saber-rattling threats. there is a feeling, dick cheney apparently briefed republicans today, he felt his quote, we could be in deep doo-doo in this situation because of the unpredictability of a new young leader in north korea. what's the sense of the people you're getting in seoul? >> reporter: it's two-fold. one is that you're right, people who live in south korea, they're used to being told that they're going to be burnt down into a sea of fire. that's something that's normally said out of north korea. they're numb to it. so there isn't any sort of panic or extreme alarm from people of south korea. here's what is different. what is different is that the thr
jong-un. >> i've got a question for an audience member here which is relevant i think for you, because you're over in seoul at the moment. what is your question? >> i'm a south korean citizen. we have been living with numerous threats from north korea for over the past 50 years. so is the current threat different or is it even different from the ones in the past? >> that's a good point, isn't it? there have been so many of these saber-rattling threats. there is a feeling, dick...
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this looks like a show of force that will have kim jong-un-hinged going crazy. >> this is above partisan debate. lou: i'm speaking to you as an american. >> i'm answering as an american. lou: no, you are a democrat. >> and a proud one. the administration tactics so far are praised by former bush administration officials and democratic foreign policy officials, th the goal is to sed reinforcement on our allies and make it clear -- lou: here is the deal weaker deal, we have 35,000 troops along the dmz. with 35,000 troops on that dmz, the u.s. is proved to be, we're damn foolies to leave the troops there. i find it inexcusable. what do you think? >> they have been the trip wire. lou: i don't neat 35,000 people -- need 35,000 people being -- >> the only way you can deal with this guy is a show of strong, i wish that show of strong would be some ora or othr allies. lou: here is what you don't like. we're under no obligation that i can so as americans, just because we're the one super power. we're under no obligation, what so ever to exposure pilots, and our troops to risk. we have done so for
this looks like a show of force that will have kim jong-un-hinged going crazy. >> this is above partisan debate. lou: i'm speaking to you as an american. >> i'm answering as an american. lou: no, you are a democrat. >> and a proud one. the administration tactics so far are praised by former bush administration officials and democratic foreign policy officials, th the goal is to sed reinforcement on our allies and make it clear -- lou: here is the deal weaker deal, we have...
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what does kim jong-un want here to happen? right, right. let's start where we are right now in new york city. that i know ambassador rice was just on a little while ago talking about the way the innational communicate has responded. while he may, this leader, that is, see his face splashed across the evening news every day is that have that as a message to his people. what is really happening is the international community is further uniting to demonstrate both how wrong a course of action this is, to actually help north korea. as the white house has said. if his goal is to increase check and military security, he is doing everything wrong to achieve that. there is a pathway out. and resolution 2094 that the u.n. security council passed also takes steps to limit his ability, the north koreans' ability to proliferate, to cause more trouble in the region or the world. it is coming in on all sides for this leader. >> we know, and we've talked a lot about this in the past. the role of china here. what are we likely to see from china as we move
what does kim jong-un want here to happen? right, right. let's start where we are right now in new york city. that i know ambassador rice was just on a little while ago talking about the way the innational communicate has responded. while he may, this leader, that is, see his face splashed across the evening news every day is that have that as a message to his people. what is really happening is the international community is further uniting to demonstrate both how wrong a course of action this...
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is money to kim jong un? >> money is key. he's got the keep the ee leets happy. >> reporter: north korea has its own version of the 1%. kim needs that money stream to keep them on his side. fortunately for kim, north korea has legal goods and a willing trade partner right next door. who is kim's link to china? >> it has to be jong. >> and jong is part of the family. kim elevated his ufrpg toll number two. he oversees some of the state run trading companies which mine reserves like coal and iron ore. he uses connections to sell t minerals to china and the profits come back to kim. >> this is a man that can cut the dweel china. hae he has a lot of credibility with china. >> reporter: trade with china is booming from $1 billion a few years ago to $5 billion now. if you account for the weapons and minerals, how else is he getting money? >> he's getting it through illicit transactions. >> reporter: officials say north korea is exporting illegal drugs like meth, producing knockoffs of popular cigarettes and pharmac
is money to kim jong un? >> money is key. he's got the keep the ee leets happy. >> reporter: north korea has its own version of the 1%. kim needs that money stream to keep them on his side. fortunately for kim, north korea has legal goods and a willing trade partner right next door. who is kim's link to china? >> it has to be jong. >> and jong is part of the family. kim elevated his ufrpg toll number two. he oversees some of the state run trading companies which mine...
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kim jong-un announcing that have nuclear weapons are not the a bargaining chip. instead the nation's life and will not be traded for billions of dollars. this, as he threatened to close one of the economic life license, t lines. doing so would put thousands of people out of a job in a very impoverished country. >> harris: and kind of a last, final, if you will, symbol of cooperation between the north and the south. elizabeth prann, thank you very much. a doomed navy ship finally removed from a protected coral reef in the philippines. the u.s.s. guardian, a mine sweeper was headed to indonesia and strayed off course into an area off limits to navigation, and it ran aground. hit ago reef. workers had to dismantle the strip to move it. today, a crane lifted remaining piece of the 250 ton stern. the damage to the reef will now be assessed to determine the exact fine washington will have to pay. we're told it could reach more than 2 million dollars. a deadly easter sunday pileup killing several people we're learning and injuring many more. details on how it happened a
kim jong-un announcing that have nuclear weapons are not the a bargaining chip. instead the nation's life and will not be traded for billions of dollars. this, as he threatened to close one of the economic life license, t lines. doing so would put thousands of people out of a job in a very impoverished country. >> harris: and kind of a last, final, if you will, symbol of cooperation between the north and the south. elizabeth prann, thank you very much. a doomed navy ship finally removed...
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you've seen these pllt parades, mass demonstrations in favor of kim jong un. they think this untested leader trying to get some street cred back home has kind of done that. they are expecting that the north koreans could take some sort of action, whether it's a missile launch, nuclear test. they're hoping they won't do some sort of cross action with south korea that then could escalate. they're hoping and seeing in the region that even as the threats seem so intense right now that it could be cooling down just a bit, miguel. >> elise labott in washington, d.c., thank you very much. >>> new this morning, anti-ap t anti-apartheid nelson mandela has had a history of lung problems dating back to his time in prison and has been released from the hospital. >>> two texas prosecutors, officials in kaufman county are cracking down on threats and taking every potential threat seriously. just thursday, someone called in a bomb threat during the memorial service for district attorney mike mclelland and his wife. whoever made that threat hasn't been found. but police arres
you've seen these pllt parades, mass demonstrations in favor of kim jong un. they think this untested leader trying to get some street cred back home has kind of done that. they are expecting that the north koreans could take some sort of action, whether it's a missile launch, nuclear test. they're hoping they won't do some sort of cross action with south korea that then could escalate. they're hoping and seeing in the region that even as the threats seem so intense right now that it could be...
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. >> still to come, tensions between the white house and kim jong un continue to escalate. why some expect a north korean missile launch as early as this week. >>> some call it the worst jail in america and a former inmate says that prisoners have drugs and weapons and comes "outfront" with his story next. ♪ [ female announcer ] from meeting customer needs... to meeting patient needs... ♪ wireless is limitless. ♪ from finding the best way... ♪ to finding the best catch... ♪ wireless is limitless. bob will retire when he's 153, which would be fine if bob were a vampire. but he's not. ♪ he's an architect with two kids and a mortgage. luckily, he found someone who gave him a fresh perspective on his portfolio. and with some planning and effort, hopefully bob can retire at a more appropriate age. it's not rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. it's just common sense. how sharp is your business security?o! can it help protect your people and property, while keeping out threats to your operations? it's not working! yes it is. welcome to tyco integ
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do you believe that the north korean people actually support kim jong un? would the army actually back him up if something were to come? >> yeah. i do believe that. at least initially. now, it might be very brittle support. but i would not believe that that army would immediately turn on him. if they took a couple sharp reverses, if the office -- >> like the iraqis in '90 in a way. you had many deserters who put down their gun, who said we're not going to die for saddam hussein. >> you might have some. but the republican guard didn't do that. in fact, a lot of the iraqi forces during the gulf war were maneuvering across the front of the american hammer as it came around on the left hook. and so we engaged them in this big nighttime tank battle that nobody has ever heard about because we didn't want any press with us in 1990. so they were actually prepared to fight. now, when it came to the actual fight, they didn't have the skills to do it, and we blew through them, and our forces didn't even realize what they were doing. in the case of north korea they've
do you believe that the north korean people actually support kim jong un? would the army actually back him up if something were to come? >> yeah. i do believe that. at least initially. now, it might be very brittle support. but i would not believe that that army would immediately turn on him. if they took a couple sharp reverses, if the office -- >> like the iraqis in '90 in a way. you had many deserters who put down their gun, who said we're not going to die for saddam hussein....
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i don't think kim jong-un has spent any time with these leaders. probably safe to say dennis rodman has probably had more facebook with kim jong-un than the president of china. >> are those some of the same concerns being expressed? >> i think this economic issue really is the one that people are looking at right now. china in fact is probably the only country minimal though it may be that north korea really talks to on a regular basis. china today saying they don't want the north koreans to unsettle the region, to cause trouble on their own agenda, if you will, that's going to upset asia. this is the economic powerhouse. the chinese want to see economic stability in the region and they know north korea has the ability to upset that if they conduct these missile tests or even another nuclear test possibly. so the chinese, the fact this they're even talking about this right now, could be a hopeful sign that they're going to get involved in trying to ratchet things down. >> barbara starr, thanks so much in washington. >>> mega church pastor rick warr
i don't think kim jong-un has spent any time with these leaders. probably safe to say dennis rodman has probably had more facebook with kim jong-un than the president of china. >> are those some of the same concerns being expressed? >> i think this economic issue really is the one that people are looking at right now. china in fact is probably the only country minimal though it may be that north korea really talks to on a regular basis. china today saying they don't want the north...
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and that got me he wondering what is with kim jong un. in the past we had really scary enemies like saddam hussein and hitler. now, a pouty teenage boy who dresses like rosie o'donnell at the emmies. kim jong un doesn't understand that we aren't afraid of him. what that guy doesn't get is that we already have an unstable peninsula that will ultimately bring down america. it's called florida. yes, it is. yes, president obama has a lot on his plate right now. he is now at that very nice stage where there are no more secrets left to come out about him. we all know that as a child he lived in indonesia and studied at a muslim seminary and occasionally ate dog. so clearly from the beginning he was a kid who had his eyes set on the u.s. presidency. check, check and check. here i come. [ laughter ] are now i know he the relationship between the president and the press can seem a bit strange at times. some in the room have even accused the president of being distant and aloof. when i asked the president about it earlier he said oh and then walked
and that got me he wondering what is with kim jong un. in the past we had really scary enemies like saddam hussein and hitler. now, a pouty teenage boy who dresses like rosie o'donnell at the emmies. kim jong un doesn't understand that we aren't afraid of him. what that guy doesn't get is that we already have an unstable peninsula that will ultimately bring down america. it's called florida. yes, it is. yes, president obama has a lot on his plate right now. he is now at that very nice stage...
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more disturbing developments out of north korea as kim jong-un steps up the saber rattling setting the world's nerves on edge. and rogue dictator said he would restart a nuclear reactor enough plutonium to produce one nuclear per year. it comes on the heels of the announcement, the u.s. is sending one of the destroyers, u.s.s. john mccain, for the military training exercises. earlier united nations secretary-general responds to the rising tensions. watch this? >> as the second general, it is my duty to prevent war and to pursue peace. it's also my responsibility to state that the current crisis has already gone too far. nuclear threat is not a game. military posturing only resorts in pure fear and destability. >> sean: what does it mean for the u.s.? joining me is the host of "war stories", colonel oliver north. >> this is ought to be a primer, if iran continues on their progress if they continue on with nuclear welcomes and their delivery of them. what it is effort of containment. nuclear proliferation and weapons of mass destruction because of the failure to do the right thing with n
more disturbing developments out of north korea as kim jong-un steps up the saber rattling setting the world's nerves on edge. and rogue dictator said he would restart a nuclear reactor enough plutonium to produce one nuclear per year. it comes on the heels of the announcement, the u.s. is sending one of the destroyers, u.s.s. john mccain, for the military training exercises. earlier united nations secretary-general responds to the rising tensions. watch this? >> as the second general, it...
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jong-un took over for his father. it's not that big of a surprise. it's unfortunate it's happening. perhaps this was an excuse for people to take a little bit of money off the table. i think we see the market moving down a little bit on somewhat disappointing news, but at the end, we're beginning to come back. >> i'm going the stick my neck out here, bill, i think it's an excuse. i think this market being up 10%, people are saying anything, sort of globally related or sort of that could impact the economy is going to be an excuse to sell at this point. and, of course, you've got earnings beginning in earnest next week. tom, how do you see it? >> we've already been seeing the pain and suffering going on elsewhere outside the u.s. markets. emerging markets two months ago, so it's finally now coming around to the u.s. i think what's happening to the market today, with north korea's saber rattling, it's just pushing the market a little harder in a direction it was already going. like if you push a kid on a swing. if you p
jong-un took over for his father. it's not that big of a surprise. it's unfortunate it's happening. perhaps this was an excuse for people to take a little bit of money off the table. i think we see the market moving down a little bit on somewhat disappointing news, but at the end, we're beginning to come back. >> i'm going the stick my neck out here, bill, i think it's an excuse. i think this market being up 10%, people are saying anything, sort of globally related or sort of that could...
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i personal hope the administration will continue to put pressure on young kim jong-un. and if it does, there is a distinct possibility oh, it seems to me, the military will dispense with him and his dynasty. but whether that will lead to a new opportunity for north korea, perhaps to become one with south korea on peaceable terms very much remains to be seen. but it's certainly what we should be striving for. >> frank gaffaney, thanks so much for your insights tonight. we appreciate it. >> my pleasure. thank you. >>> coming up next, thousands of high school seniors and their parents found out this week whether they earn the privilege to fork over hundreds of thousands of dollars to their top college choices. most of them were disappointed. that's because the college admission process has become tougher than ever. >>> now, one rejected high school senior has thumbed her nose at the elite schools with an op-ed piece that's become an internet sensation. the former dean of admissions at m.i.t. and a top media critic are about to join us to get to the bottom of what has becom
i personal hope the administration will continue to put pressure on young kim jong-un. and if it does, there is a distinct possibility oh, it seems to me, the military will dispense with him and his dynasty. but whether that will lead to a new opportunity for north korea, perhaps to become one with south korea on peaceable terms very much remains to be seen. but it's certainly what we should be striving for. >> frank gaffaney, thanks so much for your insights tonight. we appreciate it....
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melissa: kim jong-un is a real wildcard. we don't really know what he is capable of at this point. he is sort of a mystery. we'll have to talk about this more later. peter, thanks so much for coming on. >> thanks for having me. melissa: time for today's fuel gauge report. arkansas is opening investigation into exxon's pegasus pipeline spill. it wants exxon to preserve all documents and information regarding the accident. approximately 10,000 barrels of oil were released. forecasts for rain are expected to complicate the cleanup. >>> speaking of pipeline, the keystone xl is getting strong report in a -- support in a new poll. pew reports that 66% of americans want the pipeline approved, including 54% of the democrats. >>> new gasoline rules from the epa will cost valero energy dearly. valero says it will spend $400 million on upgrades and equipment construction alone. shares of the oil refiner tumbled more than 6% today on that news. >>> all right. it is the biggest legal battle yet over michael jackson's death. his family is suing one of the world's largest concert promoters for $4
melissa: kim jong-un is a real wildcard. we don't really know what he is capable of at this point. he is sort of a mystery. we'll have to talk about this more later. peter, thanks so much for coming on. >> thanks for having me. melissa: time for today's fuel gauge report. arkansas is opening investigation into exxon's pegasus pipeline spill. it wants exxon to preserve all documents and information regarding the accident. approximately 10,000 barrels of oil were released. forecasts for...
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it tells us that kim jong-un is sending a message, he is changing the rules of the game. he is not his daddy, he is thereby, anderson, more unpredictable and thereby more dangerous. >> what do we know about this potential missile test, what kind of missile, where would it be fired toward and what kind of steps are being taken in the region to prepare for it? >> reporter: well, the assumption at this point is that it's going to be an intermediate rocket test launch, and that the assumption, and again, these are all assumptions because we simply don't know. north korea has proven to be so unpredictable this month. the assumption is it's probably going to head out to the waters, but no one's taking any chances. if you go to a u.s. air base in south korea right now, as we did, at the osan air base, we saw u.s. patriot missile batteries pointed right up at the sky. they are pointed north. u.s. bases have been targeted, they have been told by north korea that you are a target so there are preparations on the ground to make sure that nothing falls on them. >> we've seen north ko
it tells us that kim jong-un is sending a message, he is changing the rules of the game. he is not his daddy, he is thereby, anderson, more unpredictable and thereby more dangerous. >> what do we know about this potential missile test, what kind of missile, where would it be fired toward and what kind of steps are being taken in the region to prepare for it? >> reporter: well, the assumption at this point is that it's going to be an intermediate rocket test launch, and that the...
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his warning to kim jong un is -- don't take this risk, step back from this threat. that your language is provocative by any standard. and if you do step back, there is a diplomatic way out. they are offering peace, reconciliation, renewed talks, both with the united states and with south korea. but still, no sign that north korea is ready to stand down. from here of course secretary kerry goes on to beijing. and everyone agrees that china holds all the cards diplomatically. if it will step up to the plate and really pressure pyongyang. chris? >> florida senator marco rubio has been working hard to sell the bipartisan immigration reform plan emerging in the senate to conservative groups and members of his own republican conference. this weekend he's taking that message to the nation with seven -- yes, seven -- a marathon sunday show appearances for marco rubio. joining knee for our daily fix, nbc news capitol hill correspondent, kelly o'donnell. the only other person other than marco rubio who could do seven sunday shows. >> five used to be the big number, now it's s
his warning to kim jong un is -- don't take this risk, step back from this threat. that your language is provocative by any standard. and if you do step back, there is a diplomatic way out. they are offering peace, reconciliation, renewed talks, both with the united states and with south korea. but still, no sign that north korea is ready to stand down. from here of course secretary kerry goes on to beijing. and everyone agrees that china holds all the cards diplomatically. if it will step up...
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what do you make of kim jong-un. he is young and has been doing a lot of saber rattling in all of this. some question whether or not he is the person in power or it is the military or an older aunt. what do you make of that glean from his behavior which seems some what bizarre and what should the united states reaction be? >> first of all, yos you said this guy is 28-29 years old and trying to run the country with a bunch of military generals and he thinks it as video game. he thinks he is playing a video he game and doing all of this stuff and pushing beyond anything we have seen before. and i think i agree with the general, spending the b2s and b-52s is a good way to show this young fellow he is getting close to the line and better stop this kind of stuff from continuing. in terms of what the united states should to. if we get into a psy where we stand giving them things to maintain the peace we are getting no where. there are four u.n. security council resolutions aimed at clamping down on luxury goods for the lea
what do you make of kim jong-un. he is young and has been doing a lot of saber rattling in all of this. some question whether or not he is the person in power or it is the military or an older aunt. what do you make of that glean from his behavior which seems some what bizarre and what should the united states reaction be? >> first of all, yos you said this guy is 28-29 years old and trying to run the country with a bunch of military generals and he thinks it as video game. he thinks he...
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. >> still to come, tensions between the white house and kim jong un continue to escalate. why some expect a north korean missile launch as early as this week. >>> some call it the worst jail in america and a former inmate says that prisoners have drugs and weapons and comes "outfront" with his story next. welcnew york state, where cutting taxes for families and businesses is our business. we've reduced taxes and lowered costs to save businesses more than two billion dollars to grow jobs, cut middle class income taxes to the lowest rate in sixty years, and we're creating tax free zones for business startups. the new new york is working creating tens of thousands of new businesses, and we're just getting started. to grow or start your business visit thenewny.com a brand new start. your chance to rise and shine. with centurylink as your trusted technology partner, you can do just that. with our visionary cloud infrastructure, global broadband network and custom communications solutions, your business is more reliable - secure - agile. and with responsive, dedicated support, w
. >> still to come, tensions between the white house and kim jong un continue to escalate. why some expect a north korean missile launch as early as this week. >>> some call it the worst jail in america and a former inmate says that prisoners have drugs and weapons and comes "outfront" with his story next. welcnew york state, where cutting taxes for families and businesses is our business. we've reduced taxes and lowered costs to save businesses more than two billion...
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. >> look, we have a new leader in north korea and kim jong-un is not known to be rational. his father would engage in provocative steps. in this particular step,s what you are getting is something that should be provocative or not tied to anything. the one key thing that we are doing among many other things are not only talking and coordinating with the japanese and south koreans and it's the key here, because the north koreans get most of their food and china has the control over key purse strings, not only in terms of the accounts that go to the family. i think if the chinese decide they don't want to see the emergence of some kind of actual conflict, which is a potential risk, they are the ones who can actually act now and apply the kind of pressure that they have historically been reluctant to apply. >> ambassador dennis ross, thank you for your time today. >> my pleasure. >> so we're following this breaking news. another departure in the wake of that scandal at rutgers university. confirming that tim pernetti is leaving and it's not known whether he was fired or whethe
. >> look, we have a new leader in north korea and kim jong-un is not known to be rational. his father would engage in provocative steps. in this particular step,s what you are getting is something that should be provocative or not tied to anything. the one key thing that we are doing among many other things are not only talking and coordinating with the japanese and south koreans and it's the key here, because the north koreans get most of their food and china has the control over key...
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this jon stewart clip gone viral in china. >> look past the picture of kim jong-un. there's a chart marked u.s. main land's strike plan with missile trails aiming at hawaii, california, d.c., and for some reason, austin, texas. you're going to blow up austin, texas? what? are you just trying to get the rest of texas on your side or did south by southwest reject your indy film "little miss unshine." >> that's racked up 28 million views in china. secretary of state john kerry flies there tomorrow to try to talk china into reining in their friend in north korea. wolf blitzer takes you inside north korea, what's at stake. he's got it covered in a special edition of "the situation room" at 6:00 p.m. and again at 10:00 p.m. pacific. >>> back at home, at least two people have been killed. dozens more have been hurt after this bus tipped over on an indiana highway. this bus was on its way to dallas. at least 36 people had to be rushed to the hospital. >> we have over 30 people that were passengers on the bus. we have two that are confirmed deceased right now. the passengers
this jon stewart clip gone viral in china. >> look past the picture of kim jong-un. there's a chart marked u.s. main land's strike plan with missile trails aiming at hawaii, california, d.c., and for some reason, austin, texas. you're going to blow up austin, texas? what? are you just trying to get the rest of texas on your side or did south by southwest reject your indy film "little miss unshine." >> that's racked up 28 million views in china. secretary of state john...
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. >>> finally, with north korea leader kim jong-un's provocative rhetoric escalating, the united states and other countries in the region are forced to take the threat more seriously. south korea's defense minister says pyongyang moved a missile with considerable range and the pentagon announced it's deploying a system to guam in the pacific. >> they have nuclear capacity now. they have missile delivery capacity now. and so as they have ratcheted up their dangerous rhetoric and some of the actions they've taken over the last few weeks, present a real and clear danger and threat. >> joining me now is richard engel live for us in seoul. as we were discussing earlier this week as you've been reporting, this is one of the weirdest escalations we've seen because for the longest time the united states was trying to not take what he was saying seriously even the south koreans and now everybody seemed to change their tune in the last 24 hours. >> reporter: not necessarily the last 24 hours. i think it really changed when you go back to the quote you just played when north korea clearly demonstr
. >>> finally, with north korea leader kim jong-un's provocative rhetoric escalating, the united states and other countries in the region are forced to take the threat more seriously. south korea's defense minister says pyongyang moved a missile with considerable range and the pentagon announced it's deploying a system to guam in the pacific. >> they have nuclear capacity now. they have missile delivery capacity now. and so as they have ratcheted up their dangerous rhetoric and...